Cloning and characterization of high-CO2-specific cDNAs from a marine microalga, Chlorococcum littorale, and effect of CO2 concentration and iron deficiency on the gene expression

Plant and Cell Physiology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 131-138

  Sasaki, Takayuki ^a   Kurano, Norihide ^a   Miyachi, Shigetoh ^a  

^a MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chlorococcum littorale; CO2 concentration; Differential screening; Iron stress

Indexed keywords

FERRIC REDUCTASE; GENE EXPRESSION; MOLECULAR CLONING; OXIDOREDUCTASE;

ALGAE; CHLOROCOCCUM LITTORALE; EUKARYOTA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE;

EID: 0031885202     PISSN: 00320781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.pcp.a029349     Document Type: Article

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